Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-14
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Delegates Excluded fro,c,
the Baltimore COnvenii0m After q
Heated Debate.

In the session Of the Federation Of Labor in Bal
timore yesterday, the committee on credentials
reported In favor OF seating all delegates who had
arrived, but an exception was made In the case OF
Delegates oyster and Harvey, OF the District OF
columbia. John s. Kirchner, OF the International
Cigar-makers, said the Washington delegates rep
resented nothing that was favorable to trades
union principles He then asked what was the
complexion OF the washington body.
Mr. oyster said: ats complexion is black and
white. and represents nineteen assemblies OF the
Knights OF Labor, nine OF which are builiing
trades. II represents three trades unions-the
typographical Bricklayers and Carpenters
Mr. Kirchner said the washington Federation's
motives as well as the delegates, were lnsincere
He was raped down for personality, but con-
tinued, saying the knights In the Washington
body owed allegiance 10 the Knights OF Labor,
and could not be loyal TO the Federation. The
Federation also had body tributary, composed Of
carpenters who were expelled from the Brother
The discussion was fought upon the question OF
the carpenters union, and several delegates spoke
for their admission.
secretary MCGUIRE said that Notwithstanding
the detection OF The Brotherhood OF Carpenters In
Washington and other matters, II Mr. oyster could
bespeak the loyalty OF the Washington body to
the Federation, he would vote for them.
After several Others had spoken, some favoring
and others opposing, Mr.. Mcclure said the more he
Thought or The matter the more he became con-
WINGED that the Washington Federation should be
excluded. He said: "Here Is a body, nineteen
Labor alone OF It's three trades-,nions one is al
ready represented here, one was expelled from its
national body for transgression OF law, and had
since thrown everything In the way OF progress OF
the Brotherhood OF Carpenters and the other
union. the bricklayers, mad never asked their
national body 10 attach itself to the American
Federation. What right had that Federation In
Washington TO boycott union labels and oppose
Mr.. Ednonston, who stood by his little brother
hood union when the other carpenters went over
n II
could prove their loyalty to US. And as TO al
legance, I'd like to know IL District 66 does not
control the Washington body. / don't believe In
lighting the Knights of Labor, but when they
touch US We would be poor men indeed II we did
not defend ourselves" He also alluded TO the
vention, and the WashingtOnans were ruled out.
Among those admitted were representatives OF
the Philadelphia Central Labor Union, Inter-
national BOatmens Union OF New York, Journey
men Shoemakers' Protective Union OF New York,
Central Labor Union OF ST. Louis, Ohio Miners
International Furniture Workers Union, German
American Typographical Union, Bakers Union,
Walters Union, C1garmakers' Union and Journey
man Bakers Union, all OF New York; Topographic
cal Union OF Indianapolis. Amalgamated Iron and
Steel Workers Association or Pennsylvania Glass
workers Union OF Pittsourg, and many other labor
granting charter TO the manufacturing
shoemakers OF New York, but the matter
was laid over for further consideration.
President GomperS presented his annual report, In
which he spoke OF the necessity OF legislation for
the regulation OF the employment OF women and
Children, OF the heavy displacement OF labor by
machinery In the last few years, and its influence
on Industrial depression, the necessity Of regu-
lating the hours OF labor and OF the urgent need
OF organized efforts TO improve The condition OF
the laboring classes. He touched on the Jealousy
existing between the Federation and the Knights
OF Labor, and said there Was no necessity for IL.
He disciaimed all sympathy or love ior anarchy,
It's methods or teachings, and explained his letter
10 Gov. OgicSDy asking executive clemency for
the condemned anarchists by the assertion that
not TO hang the men was TO deprive anarchy OF
the FOOD upon which all spaSmodic movements
exist-martyrdoin. His reading was frequently
interrupted by applause.